Hold Back the Dawn

Name: Hold Back the Dawn
Genre: Romance, Drama
Released: 1941-09-26
Rating: 7.3

Genre:
Romance ·
Drama

Release Date: September 26, 1941

Status: Released

Running time: 1h 56m

7.3

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Plot.

Romanian-French gigolo Georges Iscovescu wishes to enter the USA. Stopped in Mexico by the quota system, he decides to marry an American, then desert her and join his old partner Anita, who's done likewise. But after sweeping teacher Emmy Brown off her feet, he finds her so sweet that love and jealousy endanger his plans.

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This Movie Is About.

told in flasblack

green card

american

teacher

love

tobacco

telephone

gigolo

border

immigration

jealousy

mexico

Cast & Crew.

Mitchell Leisen

Director / Mr. Saxon

Charles Boyer

Georges Iscovescu

Olivia de Havilland

Emmy Brown

Paulette Goddard

Anita Dixon

Victor Francen

Van Den Luecken

Walter Abel

Inspector Hammock

Curt Bois

Bonbois

Rosemary DeCamp

Berta Kurz

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Hold Back the Dawn is a 1941 American romantic drama film in which a Romanian gigolo marries an American woman in Mexico in order to gain entry to the United States, but winds up falling in love with her. It stars Charles Boyer, Olivia de Havilland, Paulette Goddard, Victor Francen, Walter Abel, Curt Bois, Rosemary DeCamp, and an uncredited Veronica Lake.

The movie was adapted by Charles Brackett and Billy Wilder from the 1940 novel by Ketti Frings. It was directed by Mitchell Leisen.

It was nominated for Academy Awards for Best Picture, Best Actress in a Leading Role (Olivia de Havilland), Best Writing, Screenplay, Best Art Direction-Interior Decoration, Black-and-White, Best Cinematography, Black-and-White, and Best Music, Scoring of a Dramatic Picture.